Datesort ascending Topic Info Type Description
07/15/2016 Hamburg's DPA critical of US DOC for continuing administration of Safe Harbor News

Hamburg's DPA has critical words for U.S. DOC for continuing to administer the Safe Harbor program and is cracking down on those that continue to use Safe Harbor as the basis for their trans-atlantic data transfers.

07/15/2016 FTC issues warning letters to companies claiming APEC cross-border privacy certification News

The Federal Trade Commission has issued warning letters to 28 companies that claim certified participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative’s Cross-Border Privacy Rules system on their websites but do not appear to have met the requirement

07/14/2016 U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rules against U.S. government in Microsoft case News

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has just decided in favor of Microsoft over the company's refusal to hand over data stored in its Dublin servers.

07/14/2016 Data Protection Network write-up on Privacy Shield News

Attached please find a write-up of the Privacy Shield from our friends at the Data Protection Network.  (WilmerHale’s own blog post is

07/13/2016 OTA Event Notice - Webinar July 20, 2016 News

Wed, Jul 20, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT  Join OTA's deep dive into top trends in email security and authentication best practices seen in the 2016 Online Trust Audit. 

07/12/2016 Sen. Franken presess makers of "Pokemon Go" app on privacy issues News

Press release announcing request.

Copy of letter.

07/12/2016 Privacy Shield moves forward, certification begins Aug. 1 News

Article summary attached.

07/11/2016 Hearing on proposed FCC privacy regs announced for July 12 News

Senate Commerce Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportion to convene a full committee hearing entitled "How will the FCC's proposed Privacy Regulations Affect Consumers and Competition? Hearing is July 12 at 10am.

07/07/2016 Slides for July 7 Full Group Call: What's new in the GDPR Full Member Call

Slides attached.

07/07/2016 EC signs agreement with industry on cybersecurity and steps up efforts to tackle cyber-threats News

Link to announcement.

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